26 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1917. 



In 1917 the red-salmon spawning season began on July 30 and 

 ended September 11, in which period 53,036,000 red-salmon eggs 

 were taken In November, 18,000,000 eyed red-salmon eggs were 

 shipped from Afognak to Seattle, and thence distributed as foUows: 

 Dominion Fisheries Department, Agassiz, British Columbia, 10,000 - 

 000; Bureau of Fisheries station, Quinault, Wash., 5,000,000; and 

 Oregon Fish Commission, Bonneville, 3,000,000. 



In the period from September 1 to 8, 1917, there was a take of 

 300,000 humpback eggs at Afognak. This take was augmented by 

 the humpback eggs transferred from the Seal Bay and the Uganik 

 substations. 



UGANIK. 



At Uganik a substation of the Afognak hatchery was operated. 

 In 1917 no red-sahnon eggs were collected, but 1,253,000 humpback 

 eggs were taken in the period from August 14 to September 16. The 

 resulting eyed eggs were transferred to Afognak. 



SEAL BAY. 



Field station operations at Seal Bay were auxiUary to hatchery 

 work at Afognak. In 1917 the taking of red-salmon eggs at Seal 

 Bay began August 8 and ended August 29, a total of 2,712,000 being 

 secured . These eggs were held untiley ed and then planted September 

 14 and 17 in Little Seal Bay Creek. 



Humpback eggs to the number of 2,560,000 were obtained between 

 August 24 and September 14, 1917. On October 17 a plant of hump- 

 back eggs was made in the lake and stream at Seal Bay. The 

 remaining humpback eggs resulting from the collection at this place 

 were transferred to Afognak. 



FOETMANN. 



The Fortmann hatchery is operated on Heckman Lake, near 

 Lonng, Alaska, by the Alaska Packers Association. It is the largest 

 hatchery in Alaska, having a capacity of approximately 110,000^00 

 red-salmon eggs. Operations in 1917 were the most unsatisfactory 

 since the beginning of activities in 1901, only 6,840,000 red-salmon 

 eggs being secured. It is reported that this small take was due in 

 great measure to the excessive rainfaU of more than 100 inches 

 between July 1 and November 30, which made it almost impossible 

 to obtain spawning fish. Egg-taking operations in 1917 extended 

 from September 3 to October 20. 



From the 62,580,000 red-salmon eggs taken in the period from 

 August 22 to November 10, 1916, there were planted 57,405,000 fry 

 The loss was 5,175,000, or 8.27 per cent. 



In 1917, from September 3 to October 9, a take of 2,400,000 hump- 

 back-salmon eggs was made for experimental purposes. 



This hatchery is located near Quadra, in southeastern Alaska, and 

 IS owned and operated by the Northwestern Fisheries Co. Its 

 capacity is about 21,000,000 red-sahnon eggs. In 1916 the takinc^ 

 of eggs began August 9 and ended November 19. The total take 

 was 16,125,000. Between November 27, 1916, and June 30, 1917, 



